Raspberry and White Chocolate Cookies

Technically known as 'Raspberry and White Chocolate Cookies' these little delights have also been named;

1. The Business
2. Da Bomb .... and
3. A Bit Of Alright!

And I would probably have to agree with all three descriptions!  I don't think there is any further introduction I can make for them that would serve any justice (especially when there is a plate of them sat on the table calling my name!) so here is the recipe ;0)

Raspberry and White Chocolate Cookies
225g unsalted butter, softened

225g golden caster sugar

170g condensed milk

350g SR flour

150g white chocolate, chopped
175g raspberries

Heat the oven to 180C / fan 160C.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until pale and then stir in the condensed milk.  Sift in the flour and then work into a soft dough with your hands (good luck - the temptation to lick your hands is intense!)  Mix in the chocolate.

Take a small ball of dough and flatten with your fingers.  Place 2-3 raspberries into the centre of the cookie and fold up the sides of the dough to encase the raspberries.  Repeat with the remaining dough.

Put onto parchment lined baking trays, spacing well apart and bake for about 15-18 mins or until golden brown at the edges but still a little soft.

Leave to cool slightly and set before transferring to a cooling rack.

The dough without the raspberries will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days or for about 1 month int he freezer - freeze in small slightly flattened chunks and bake as required.

Makes 20-30 cookies

Olive Mag, November 09

I used fresh raspberries but only because I picked some up at the shop today - I know they aren't in season yet but they smelt so good and it has been such a lovely day here that I just had to do my bit to will summer on!  I would imagine that frozen ones would be perfectly fine too and a tad easier to work with.

I also started out by being very prim and proper with them and rolling them into neat balls;

which resulted in neat looking cookies like this;

But juicy pinky red raspberries need to be seen!  So I started making rustic cookies;

which resulted in pretty looking cookies like this!  (Not only do they look prettier but you can also fit more raspberries in this way too - not that I'm being a pig or anything!)